The ReeveLaw Blog

CRIMINAL LAW BASICS: CRIMINAL LAW vs. CIVIL LAW – The Criminal Code of Canada defines the limits of lawful conduct and what is a criminal offence. If an act is not prohibited by the criminal code then it is not a criminal offence to commit that act.

Criminal and Civil Law Criminal law, one of two broad categories of law, deals with acts of intentional harm to individuals but which, in a larger sense, are offences against us all. It is a crime to break into a home because the act not only violates the privacy and safety of the home’s occupants

Source: Criminal and Civil Law – The Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA)

DOXXING – Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. In certain circumstances, a case of criminal harassment could be made out.

Police said they’ve cautioned Rob Gill for publishing Sam Oosterhoff’s parents’ address. Gill says it’s the police — not him — who crossed a line

Source: Police caution man who doxxed parents of Ontario PC MPP

Taking Facebook Quizzes Could Get Your Identity Stolen. Above all, it’s important to remember that everything you post on social media is public, no matter how secure your settings are.

Your comment may seem harmless, but it’s really not.

Source: Police Are Warning Everyone to Stop Taking Those Facebook Quizzes ASAP

ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, TO WIT: A HAM. Don’t laugh. Things like this happen more often then you think.

A Kentucky man was arrested Sunday after he threw ham and other items at a woman while they were arguing over what day the family was hosting Christmas dinner, police said.

Source: Kentucky man throws ham at woman over argument about Christmas dinner, police say

IS INTOXICATION A DEFENCE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT? – Technically, legally it can be, but it’s pretty difficult to convince a Judge and/or Jury of that.

Earlier this year, Superior Court Justice Nancy Spies ruled that people accused of sexual assault in Ontario are once again allowed to use excessive intoxication as a defence against criminal charges.

Source: Toronto man who used intoxication defence found guilty of sexual assault

USE CASH NOT CREDIT TO BUY WEED – But wait … presently you can only order online in Ontario so, how does that work?

Canada’s privacy watchdog is warning marijuana users to pay with cash rather than plastic if they’re worried about the collection of their personal information.

Source: Privacy watchdog says legal cannabis buyers should use cash, not credit

I fit the description… WALKING WHILE BLACK – This happens far too often. This is what it feels like to be black. Well worth the read.

Source: I fit the description….

OUR STRICTER DRINKING AND DRIVING LAWS – Another consequence is that any foreign national or permanent resident convicted of impaired driving will be subject to deportation.

A foreign national or permanent resident may be criminally inadmissible or removable from Canada, on the grounds of serious criminality. Learn more about serious criminality.

Source: Canada Inadmissibility for Serious Criminality Status – Canadavisa.com

OUR STRICTER DRINKING AND DRIVING LAWS – This is a consequence of reclassifying the offences as “serious criminality”, from across the border.

It could now be a lot harder, longer and more expensive to get into Canada if you’ve been convicted of a D.U.I. or D.W.I.

Source: That D.W.I. conviction could now keep you out of Canada

JUDGES DON’T ALWAYS ACCEPT JOINT SUBMISSIONS – The Prosecution and Defence lawyers were submitting a no jail sentence but the Judge isn’t buying it. This case is of note not only because of its high profile and its seriousness but because this doesn’t happen very often.

Michael Flynn accepted an offer to delay the sentencing when Judge Emmet Sullivan warned he might send the former national security advisor to jail for lying to FBI agents about his conversations for Russia’s ambassador to the United States.

Source: Michael Flynn sentencing delayed as judge tells ex-Trump official: ‘You sold your country out’